Michna A.V. (1600-1676) - Officium Vespertinum / A.Hlavenková, G.Eibenová / Capella Regia

Adam Václav Michna (1600-1676) - Officium Vespertinum

1. Intonatio (organ improvisation) 0:52

2. Deus in adjutorium 0:46

3. Sonata a 4 (Alois Bruckner, 2nd half of the 17th century) 3:38

4. Antiphona (ante Dixit) Rex pacificus 0:23

5. Psalmus 109 Dixit Dominus 2:39

6. Antiphona Rex pacificus 0:22

7. Psalmus 110 Confitebor 3:18

8. Psalmus 111 Beatus vir 3:19

9. Psalmus 112 Laudate pueri Dominum 3:46

10. Psalmus 116 Laudate Dominum 1:30

11. Hymnus Te lucis Creator 4:14

12. Antiphona (Ad Magnificat) Cum ortus fuerit 0:30

13. Magnificat 3:13

14. Canzon tertii toni (Anonymous from Starobrno organ book) 3:33

15. Psalmus 113 In exitu Israel 5:46

16. Sonata con duobus violinis (Anonymous) 4:37

17. Antiphona (ante Dixit) Petrus et Joannes 0:21

18. Psalmus 109 Dixit Dominus 2 2:03

19. Psalmus 110 Confitebor: Falso Burdon Sexto tono 2 2:36

20. Psalmus 138 Domine probasti 7:28

21. Antiphona Tu es pastor ovium 0:23

22. Magnificat a 12 et a 16 10:35

23. Ultimo Verso loco antifonae 1:02

CAPELLA REGIA, directed by Robert Hugo

Anna Hlavenkova, Gabriela Eibenova, Marta Lopourova - soprano; Jan Mikusek, Petra Noskaiova - alto; Jaroslav Brezina, Vladimir Richter - tenor; Ales Prochazka, Miroslav Hromadka - bass; Daniel Deuter, Jirina Doubravska - violin; Mikolas Cech - viola; Hana Flekova - viola da gamba; Ondrej Stajnochr - violone; Stanislav Penk, Bretislav Kotrba, Bohuslav Rattay - trombone; Thomas Ihlenfeldt - theorbo, trombone; Martina Sindlerova - chamber organ; Robert Hugo - chamber organ, church organ.

The collection of psalms Officium vespertinum (1648) was long thought lost. Thanks to the Michna expert Jiri Sehnal, it was recently discovered in Klosterneuburg, Austria. It was dedicated to the Town Council of Budweis, on 1 October 1648, that is to say, the very month and year the Treaty of Westphalia was signed. In view of the fact that Budweis was hard hit by the Thirty Year's War and that Michna emphasizes the valour of its population several times in the Preface, it is certain that the approaching conclusion of the war was an important impulse for him to complete the collection.

(Arta Records)